New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-22
NOTHING NEW AGoUr THE MoNTRElL1

olToN DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT co NCEALS FIRE
so LoNG-rHIRTEEN l. HE LOST roAr
The New-York agency OF the lamar Line Steam
ship Company received no iuithei news Saturday
regarding ibe burning Oi tho City OF Montreal. The
oice was quiet and the usual routine OF business pro-
cerded lust n. il nothing uutowaId had happeLci
Notw ithstandng the publication Tar aud wac OF the
list of missing passengers, 10 au&0us relatives ap'
pearc 10 ask about heir safety, ami even IL tuey hal
the company could only nave told them that they
also were yet in the dark to whether tue hrst
boat that lett the doomed vessels side had been
picked up. hey still chung tC the hope that 1t had
as it was in the direct course OF ocean ships
1t was stated Saturday that Mr. Parnell believed
that his brother was among the passengers. A
TRIBUNE reporter who inquired at No. / Broadway II
this was the case was told by Geucrd Passenger
Agent Kirk that so lar he aware no such per-
son sailed the steamer curious feature OF the
disaster is the comment excited In some quarters by
the tuct OF the missing boat Containing the uniucky
number OF thirteen. That there were not more IN u
boat that could easily have hed many mora /, SAID 10
be attributed TO the cowardice OF the thirteen VINO -
their anxiety to save themselves pushed OIL before the
litoboat had its iull complement. Although there
were several woman and children ON boaid not Que
was taken IN the boat.
Nothing definite has been learned about The in
surances. Mr.. Kirk told rKIB NJ reporter that the
Cry of Montreal was undoubtedly fully insured. Tho
conn any will compensate the passengers tor their
losses, and all probability many desire it i'll
be returned 10 this country without iufthor charge
The Official report OF the occurrence Will be made TO
the Liverpool Cha mber of Commerce before the ship
pers 10 whom the cargo belonged o.n recover tue
amounts OF their Insurance.. There were ru nOrs in
maritime circles yesterday OF PROBABLE agitation III
| favor OF laws IorbddmG the loading OF cotton OF
ssenger-carryins ships. Cotton l. not dangerous
material in itself but il possesses tho peculiar
property OF treasurlng up little spark or DAYS and
weeks, and this spark almost certain 10 cause fire
| that cannot be xtnsui-ed. reporter asked j. H..
Parker, president Of the Cotton Exchange. II lac con-
sdereG cotton dangerous cargo lie replied:
IL is very hard to tell when cotton Il lire. The
cotton on the CITY of Montreal may have seen set
! on hre Oh the pier and may have been snoulderng
all along till finally the flames obtained such bold IN
the vessel to destroy IT, fire III cotton may easily
exist without being detected till the flames break out.
But cotton they pack 1t now, in bales with iron
hoops is not necessarily dangerous freight TIE
ONLY thing is that fire in a cargo OF cotton is very
insdious."
At the freight Office OF the Guion Line the reporter
was told that q consignnen OF cotton pckings,
covered from a fire a store had been reiIsed lew
days ago presumably lest spark might stIl be
latent in it But cotton was MT necessarily niky
cargo, and sncb thing as spontaneous combustion
amOng coil on bales had never been heard OF.
QUEENSTOWN. Aug 21.-1he Cunard Line steamer
serva, Captain Mckay, from NewYork August 10. ar
rived here to-day her way to Liverpool She reports
that she nothing of the missing boat OF tho burned
steamer City OF Montreal.